A rare copper zinc hydroxide mineral with a blue-green color, named after its co-discovery or formation relationship with adamite.
From 'co-' (together/associated) + 'adamite' (another zinc hydroxide mineral named after James Adamson). This mineralogical term follows the pattern of naming minerals based on their associations with other similar minerals.
Coadamite is a beautiful example of how scientists name minerals—it tells the story of discovery relationships, showing that even in geology, things are rarely found and understood in isolation.
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